Saudi-Pakistani ties unshakable
India: 5% quota for Muslims in the state scrapped
Afghanistan: 29 militants killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours
Palestine: 10 Palestinians kidnapped by Israelis in W Bank
Israeli navy fires on fishing boats
Syria: Dozens killed in attack on regime stronghold in Aleppo
South Korea: US ambassador attacked & wounded in Seoul
Yemen: 27 Houthis killed by al-Qa’ida attacks
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 children in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 5 Palestinians near Bethlehem
US: Obama dismisses Netanyahu’s Congress speech as ‘theater’
Syria: Israel detains 3 Syrians in Occupied Golan Heights
Syria: Agreement between Walid Jumblatt & Al-Nusra Front
Pakistan: Seven dead, 5 rescued as building collapses in Wah Cantt
Palestine: Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in E Jerusalem
Palestine: Israel to demolish 14 homes in Jerusalem’s E1
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in W Bank
Syrian opposition rejects UN Aleppo freeze plan
US: Kerry denounces UN Rights Council “Obsession” with Israel
Pakistan: Two killed in firing at Super Highway, Karachi
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Pakistan: Five injured in blasts in Karachi’s Orangi
[Photo: The News] KARACHI, (Dawn): Five people were injured in two successive bomb blasts near Orangi Town’s Mominabad police station on Saturday, DawnNews reported. According to police sources, the first attack was by a hand grenade hurled at a street … Continued
Pakistan: Blast near Rangers’ vehicle in Karachi injures two
KARACHI, (Dawn): An explosion near a Rangers’ vehicle in Karachi’s Qayyumabad area injured two personnel on Friday, DawnNews reported. A rescue source said one of the wounded men was wearing the Rangers’ uniform whereas the other was dressed in plain … Continued
Pakistan: Man sets his brother’s house on fire over land dispute; 3 kids dead
DERA GHAZI KHAN, (The News): A man set his brother’s house on fire in Dera Ghazi Khan over a land dispute, killing three kids and injuring six others including a woman, in the wee hours of Thursday. According to … Continued
Pakistan:Four kidnapers killed in alleged encounter in Lahore
LAHORE, (The News): Four kidnappers have been killed in Township area of Lahore in an alleged police encounter. According to CIA police, a kidnapper opened fire on the police team when they were moving to arrest him after catching … Continued
Pakistan: ‘Suicide’ bomber targets police bus in Karachi, 13 killed
[Photo: The News] (AFP & Dawn): 13 persons were killed and 47 others, including civilians, were wounded Thursday morning in an explosion targeting a police bus near Razzaqabad police training college in Karachi’s Shah Latif Town, DawnNews reported. The … Continued
Pakistan: Five more injured in Karachi firing incidents
KARACHI, (The News): Five people including a doctor sustained injuries in various incidents of firing in the metropolis, Geo news reported. According to DSP Nasir Lodhi, unidentified outlaws opened fire at a medical store located on stadium road, injuring … Continued
Pakistan: Nine killed in Peshawar attack
By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (AFP & Dawn): At least nine people were killed on Wednesday after unidentified armed men attacked a house located on the outskirts of Peshawar, DawnNews reported. In the Budhbher area of the city, unknown militants … Continued
Pakistan: Attack at Sufi Muslim religious place kills 8 in Karachi
[Injured people receive medical treatment at a hospital in Karachi. (Xinhua/Masroor)] ISLAMABAD, (Xinhua): At least eight people including a child were killed and 14 others injured on Sunday evening when some unknown assailants attacked a Sufi Muslim religious place in Pakistan’s … Continued
Pakistan: Sufi poet’s shrine set on fire in Kohlu
QUETTA, (Dawn): The shrine of a popular Sufi poet of Balochistan, Mast Twakali, has been set on fire. The shrine, located in Mawand area of Kohlu district, is visited by thousands of devotees each day and there are a good … Continued
Pakistan: Nine killed in attack on Karachi ‘Astana’
KARACHI, (The News): At least nine people were killed and 11 others injured when unknown armed men opened indiscriminate firing on an ‘Astana’ here on Sunday. Police said some six armed men riding motorcycles came to the Astana … Continued
Pakistan: Nine killed in clash near Dera Bugti
DERA BUGTI, (Dawn): Nine people were killed in an armed clash between two groups near Dera Bugti, Geo News reported on Sunday. According to Sarfraz Bugti, Home Minister Balochistan it was an act of terrorism. The exchange of fire … Continued
Pakistan: Bomb defused in Peshwar
By Zahir Shah Sherazi PESHAWAR, (Dawn): The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on Sunday defused a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) planted in Peshawar’s Sirband area whereas at least three persons were killed in a clash between policemen and suspected dacoits … Continued
Pakistan: One killed, 14 injured as college bus plunges into ravine in Pakpattan
PAKPATTAN, (The News): A college student lost her life while fourteen other were wounded when a private college bus plunged into ravine in Pakpattan on Saturday, Geo News reported. According to the rescue sources, a private college bus plunged … Continued
Bangladesh: Four die in Gazipur road crash
The Daily Star: Four people including two siblings were killed and three injured as a human hauler crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur last night. The deceased are Parvin Akter, 35, her brother Jasim Uddin, 30, … Continued
Pakistan: Govt, TTP negotiators chart roadmap for peace talks
The image shows members of the high-powered committee designated by the government to facilitate talks with the Taliban. — File Photo ISLAMABAD, (Dawn): Negotiators for the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) met Thursday for a first round of … Continued
Nepal: 14 killed as bus plunges into river
Kathmandu, (PTI): At least 14 people were killed and seven others injured on Thursday when a passenger bus veered off a mountain highway and fell some 500 metres into a river. The bus, carrying 21 people, was en route to … Continued
Pakistan: Peace Committee members killed in Tank clash
TANK, (The News): Two persons including the leader of Peace Committee (Aman Lashkar), Haider Jan were killed when a clash took place between the committee volunteers and terrorists in Tank on Thursday, Geo News reported. According to the sources, … Continued
Pakistan: Suicide attack kills 9, injures over 50 in Peshawar
[Photo: (Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique)] ISLAMABAD, (Xinhua): At least nine people were killed and over 50 others injured on Tuesday evening when a suicide blast targeted a restaurant in Pakistan’s northwestern provincial capital of Peshawar, officials said. Superintendent of Police Faisal … Continued
UK probe finds role in India Golden Temple assault was ‘limited’
A government investigation has found that the UK had only a “limited impact” on India’s 1984 assault on the Amritsar Golden Temple, Sikhism’s holiest shrine. The raid’s death toll is still disputed after almost 30 years. Prime Minister David Cameron … Continued
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